Racing: Moulin joins Williams

EDELWEIS DU Moulin has become the latest Cheltenham Festival hope to join Venetia Williams. He was previously trained by the late Gordon Richards, for whom he won four novice chases last season before sustaining an injury when runner-up at Ayr in April.

Edelweis du Moulin has been entered for the Queen Mother Champion Chase and Miss Williams has been set the task of masterminding the gelding's build up to the National Hunt Festival.

n Ascot will hold an inspection of its hurdle course at 8am today. Should it fail, the course will stage a five-race all-chase card tomorrow instead of an eight-race fixture.